Help for a Novice....

j.ason

As I like others are at home I thought I would give this MMM a go and first task was to see if I could sort out the Bose Module.

I have never repeat never done anything like this before so please be patient :-)

I have entered the above lines into my config.js yet when I reboot my Pi I get nothing - not even the header?

I went into Terminal and went to the modules part and then ran the GitHub clone within the ~/MagicMirror/modules location ( hope that is correct)?

Any ideas why I see nothing at all folks?

sdetweil

@j-ason so, if you go back to the original config.js (copy the sample to config.js, save your current one first)

does mirror come back up?

j.ason

Hi Sam,

The mirror works with the modules I have - calendar, calendar and time :-)

Its just the Bose one I get seem to get to work that is frustrating me tbh :-(
I fi could figure out how to add a screenshot I would :thinking_face:

j.ason

@sdetweil Thanks for replying so quickly too :clapping_hands:

sdetweil

@j-ason the forum posting pics is broken (still)… so u have to post them somewhere else

black screen usually means some config or setup problem…

open the developers window (ctrl-shift-i on the keyboard), and select the console tab,. and scroll up to see any errors (usually red text)

u did not edit any module file, right, only the config.js…

does the module have a package.json file, and if so, did u run npm install in the module folder?

j.ason

@sdetweil Can I send you the screenshot? (email , WhatsApp ?)

As I said I am way out of my depth tbh - only started this the other day and hoping it will make sense as I go along :crossed_fingers_light_skin_tone:

All I have done is load Raspberry Jessie version, MM2 install with default calendar, time, weather - edit… Have managed to work around getting my Google calendar to work and change location to UK for calendar and weather settings…

sdetweil

@j-ason sure, send to same userid as here, at gmail.

Mykle1

@j-ason

Looking at the documentation, I see the config sample entry does not have a comma after the last bracket. The config entry should look like this:

{
	module: "MMM-Bose-Soundtouch",
	position: "top_right",   // see mirror setting for options
	config: {          
		updateInterval: 5, // every 5 seconds
		apiBase: '192.168.xxx.xxx',
	}
},

Notice the comma after the last curly bracket?

Of course, @sdetweil has probably brought that to your attention already. :-)

sdetweil

@Mykle1 the comma only matters IF this is the not the last module config entry…

but blackscreen shouldn’t be because of this, you’d get a “create a config file” error

Mykle1

@sdetweil

True, but it IS the most common mistake for beginners, or I am much mistaken. :-)